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Dave Bertram (Suz) clinched the AMA National Champions hip Reliability Enduro Series title by finish ing second overa ll behind Aaron Hough (Ka w) at the fina l ro und of the series in Minden, Nevada , Octob er 28. Larry Roeseler (Kaw) was third overal l. Scott Summers (Ho n) adde d the AM A/ Wiseco/Yamah a / Yo ko ha ma Grand Nat ional Cross Cou ntry Series title to the AMA Nationa l H a re Scra mbles Championship he wo n earlier in the season by scorin g th e overall win in ro und II of th e 12ro u nd cross cou ntry series a t Bunner Ridge, West Virginia , Octob er 28. Jeff Russell (Yam) fin ished second o vera ll an d Mark Hyde (KTM) rou n ded ou t th e top th ree. Team Mad Dog (Yarn), with David Bassh, Larry Schwarzbach, Michael Barnes and Mike Harth sharing riding time, won the final round of the AMA/ CCS EBC Endurance Challenge at Dayton a Intern ational Speedway on October 29. Team Mad Dog completed 88 laps in the th ree-hour race to top Fastline MCM RaciDg (Suz) and Team Magic (Yam). The GT U class win went to Northstar GTU (Yam). The win ga ve th e Minnesota-based team the GTU championsh ip over T eam T oomer, 104-101, who went int o th e race with th e points lead but fin ished out of the po in ts. Larry Schwarzbach and Fabian Cortez wer e doubl e Expert class winners at the AMA/CCS Ra ce of Champions road race at Daytona Int ernational Speedway on October 26-28. Schwanbach (Yam) won both th e Solo GTU and Middleweight Supersport class while Cortez (Duc ) won Middleweight Superb ik e and H eavyweight Supertwins. Other Expert class winners included Donald J acks, Todd Henning, T om Kipp, Jimm y Mosley, J o se Soares , Bill Loomis, Joe Cole, James Adamo, Mike Harth, Randy Texter, Scott Zampach and Brian Kent. In Novice road race action a t Dayton a , Lee Pounders came away the big winnerwith four class win s. Pounders top ped the Solo GTU, Middleweight Superbike, Heavyweight Supersport and Middleweigh t G P divisions . Rick Johnson (H on) was the Pro class winner a t the October 27-28 3rd Ann ual Com motion by the Ocean MX a t Carlsbad" Californi a. Micky D ymond (Kaw) fin ished second arid R yan H ughes (Kaw) was th ird. J ohn M yers (Suz), who had cli nched the series tit le ,in the previo us round, turned in a wi n ni ng 7.935-second, 170.26 mph run to wi n th e Pro Stock fina l a t the seaso n -en di ng NH RA Winston Championship Drag Race Series rou nd at Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, California , October 28. Myers dow ned David Schultz (Kaw), whose losing numbers were 7.890/170.48 . Another in a series of " Get Together for Good Times" Kawasaki spo nso red ride-ins will take place on November 4 at the Rainbow Oa ks Restau ra nt which is locate d on O ld Highway 395, just sout h of Temecula, Ca lifornia, in Sa n Diego Co u nty. Kawasa ki and its dealers will be giving away a new EX500, along wi th other prizes don a ted by vendo rs, a t the affair. En try form s for the pri ze giveaway are available at local participating Kawasaki dealers and at the Rainbow Oaks Restaurant the da y of the event. The BlueRibbon reviews legislators he BlueRibbon Coa lition , the Ida ho -based no n-profit organization dedicated to protecting th e rights of off-road veh icle users and en hanci ng th e emerging solidarity among all users of the public lands, has released its annual assessment of selected U.S. senators and cong ressmen in relation to their su ppo rt of multipleuse a nd recrea tion. "T h is list is no t meant to be a complete eva luation of these politi cal representatives," said BlueRibbo n Communications Director Ed Wright. " We simply have evaluated their actions toward seeking a balanced sol ut ion in the ma nagement o f p ub lic la nds. So o ften representatives on ly listen to th e p reservatio nis t scare~mongers and seek to further their special-interest agenda. This rating reflects that political posi tion ." For its evaluation, BlueRibbon gave the legislators either a pass or fail grade, emphasizing tha t it is hard to make things black or whi te, for or against. Wh ile not all the legislators lis ted are up for electio n/ re-election on No vember 6, many are. -' T , moIOrCYCIes ron on "ine. . 01 ... Senators The follo wi ng senators received a passin g grade from BlueR ibbon: T ed Stevens, Alaska; Pete Wilson , Californ ia; William Arm stron g, Colorado; Steve Symm s, Idaho; James McClure, Idaho; Con rad Burn s, Mon tana; Jesse Helm s, No rth Carol ina; Bob Packwood , Oregon ; Strom Thurmond , Sout h Carolina; Jake Gam , Utah; and Alan Simpson , Wyoming. BlueR ibbon says, "Those who flunked, really flun ked." The foll ow ing sena tors received a failing gra de: Alan Cranston , Californ ia; T imothy Wirth, Colorado; Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts; and Harry Reid, Nevada. Congressmen " In the congressiona l arena, one has to admire a representative who bucks the green tide of pr eservationism sloshing through the halls of congress;" says BlueRibbon. The follow ing congressmen received a passing grade: Don Young, Alaska; Bob Stump, Arizona ; Ben Nighthorse Campell, Colorado; Larry Craig, Idaho; James Oberstar, Minnesota; Arlan Strangeland, Minnesota; Ron Marlenee, Montana; Barb ara Vucan ovich, Nevada ; Bob Smith, O regon; Jam es Hansen , Utah; and Craig Thomas, Wyoming. ' , BlueRibbon offered a separa te listing of California congressmen. " In California th ere is a strong list of supporters for environmental balance," said BlueRibbon. The Cal ifornia legislators received a passing grade: Glenn Anderson, Dou g Bosco, Chris Cox, Bob Dornan, Wally Herger, Duncan Hunter, J erry Lewis, Bill Lowry, Ch ip Pasha yan, Dana Rohrabacher, and Norman Shumway. The following congressmen received a failing grade: Morris Udall, Arizon a; Bruc e Vento, Minnesota; James McClure Clark, North Carolina; Pat Will iams, Montana; James Bilbray, Nevada; Peter Defazio, Or egon ; Peter Kostrnayer, , Pennsylvan ia; Wayne Owens , Utah; Rod Chandler, Wash ington; J ohn Mill er, Washington; and Joene Unsoeld, Washington . BlueRibbon issued a sepa ra te list of legislators from Cal ifornia who received a failing grade and they are: Jim Bat es, Bob Matsui, H oward Berman, George Brown, Ron Dell um s, Mel Levin e, George Mill er a nd Ron Dellums. Candidates of note Wrapping up its review, BlueRibbon had the following to say abo ut a select group of candida tes: " In Montana, Brad Johnson receives a plus ra ting. Bob ยท Dick enson also gets the thumbs-up in Nevada. La rry Cra ig, running for the U.S. Sena te in Idah o, has been a studious student . 'Skip ' Smyser, who is seeking to fill Craig's vacated hou se seat , gets our th u mbs-u p. " Attemp ting to unseat Jolene Unsoeld in Washington is Bob Will iams, wh o mu lti p le users in that state support. " In Californ ia, Pete Wilson has for several years stood up aga ins t Cranston's California Desert Protection Act. He is facing a tight race for governor but enjoys strong support from the multiple-use community," There's no future in mixing alcohol or drugs with rootorcycling. ,But evenriding sober doesnt mean you're ridingsafely. That's why you need to wear a helmet,eye protection and protective clothing. And responsible motorcyclists take the time to really understand their machines by reading their owners manuals. And they never ride without a motorcycle license. So remember, ride straight Or dont ride at all. HONDA Comerideusth us. Q 19H9 Arnerieall Honda Motor Co., Inc.(3190) The BlueRibbon Coalition's motto is, " Preserving our natural resources for the pub lic ins tead of from th e public." The BlueRibbon Coalition offers m embersh ips in a variety of categories; individual m emberships are $20 per year, organ ization or busin ess m em bersh ip s are $100 per year. For m ore information , w rite: Blueli ibbon Coalition , P.O. Box 1427, Idah o Falls, 1D 83403-1427 . .. Edi tor. event will raise mon ey for the Temecul a Vo lun teer Fire Dep a rtm ent through souvenir sa les a n d o the r acti vities. How to get there? If you're hea ded north on 1-1 5, exit right on Mission, tu rn left on th e frontage roa d (O ld Hi ghway 395, and the Rainbow Oaks Restaurant is approximately 2 mil es on your rig h t. Heading south on 1-15, exit a t Rainbow Valley Boule vard, turn left an d cro ss over th e hi ghway. Make the first righ t on Old H igh way 395 and the restaurant is approximately 1.5 mil es on your left. Camel Pro Series competi tors Steve Aseltine, David Durelle and Speedy Kell are among the riders who will join Harl ey-Davidson factory riders Scott Parker, Chris Carr and Kevin Atherton as competitors in a series of sho rt track races in Ital y this winter. The December 7-8-9 races are be ing prom ot ed by Numero Uno, Ita ly's Harl ey-Davidson importer, and will run in co nj u n ction with the Bologn a Motorcycle Sho w. Four -tim e World .Champ ion Eddie Law son tested a Cag iva 500cc V-four roa d racer at Rijeka in Yugoslav ia the week o f Octob er 22. Cagiva, wh o announced at the Brit ish G P in Augu st tha t th ey wou ld not enter the 1991 500cc World Cha m pi onship, a re reportedly reconsidering. Lawson rode a Team Marlboro Roberts Yama ha YZR500 in 1990, fini shing sevent h after missi ng several rounds du e 10 injury. Sources close to Lawson say the Californian will more tha n likely stay with Roberts' team in '91. At the request of severa l readers, here are directions to Han sen Darn Park , the site of the November 3 AMA Dirt Days: The park is loca ted north of Los Angeles in the San Fernando American Motorcyclist Assocl.llon P.O . Box 6114. Westerville, Ohio 43081-61 14 Phone (614) 891-2425 1